{"id":710732,"date":"2026-06-18T03:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T03:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/710732\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T03:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T03:57:09","slug":"bruce-springsteen-spotted-at-revered-n-j-hot-dog-joint-you-still-get-starstruck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/710732\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen spotted at revered N.J. hot dog joint. \u2018You still get starstruck.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wouldn\u2019t be summer at the Jersey Shore without a Bruce Springsteen<\/a> sighting. And New Jersey\u2019s favorite rock star has just been spotted for the first time this season.<\/p>\n

The local legend returned to his birthplace of Long Branch on Tuesday to visit Max\u2019s Bar and Grill<\/a> for some of their revered hot dogs.<\/p>\n

While this may have been the Springsteen first sighting of the summer, it was certainly not his first visit to Max\u2019s Bar and Grill \u2014 he famously paid the hot dog joint a visit two summers ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been a true supporter of Max\u2019s since I\u2019ve been a kid, and we always look forward to seeing him,\u201d third-generation owner Jennifer Maybaum told NJ.com. \u201cHe\u2019s very simple, very polite, very down to earth and just really doesn\u2019t want to be bothered, just wants to eat his hot dog and relax.\u201d<\/p>\n

This visit was especially \u201csurreal\u201d for Maybaum since she had just been telling customers all about the restaurant\u2019s rich history of celebrity visits when Springsteen walked through the door.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of normal for us,\u201d Maybaum said. \u201cBut at the same time, even when they come in, you still get starstruck. You can\u2019t help it. I mean, they\u2019re icons.\u201d<\/p>\n

The restaurant posted on Facebook <\/a>that Bruce was at the restaurant and evenually posting the photo of The Boss with Maybaum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI finally got my pic!\u201d the photo\u2019s caption read. \u201cThank you Bruce! We love you. Enjoy your lunch.\u201d<\/p>\n

The caption references an inside joke with Maybaum and the restaurant\u2019s staff because until now it seemed the musician and owner always missed each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m always in and out of the restaurant, just working from home, or I\u2019m with my kids, or I\u2019m running errands,\u201d Maybaum said. \u201cI was just thrilled to have the opportunity to see him and chat with him briefly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Max\u2019s Bar and Grill has been a Long Branch staple for 98 years, originally opening in 1928 as Max\u2019s Famous Hot Dogs.<\/p>\n

More N.J. food stories<\/p>\n

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